Chapter 676: Chapter 544
On the battle platform, one fight after another began and ended, with disciples from the various peaks continuously exchanging blows, and before long, most of the day had passed.
The Nine Peaks Martial Arts Competition, although each peak only has a hundred participants, has no specific rules, and is entirely based on free sparring and duels, so the duration of the matches is unpredictable.
In past Nine Peaks Martial Arts Competitions, the shortest could end in a day, while the longest could last up to half a month.
For instance, in the last competition, many exceptionally talented geniuses evenly matched in strength could fight for over an hour in a single battle.
Over the course of most of the day, dozens of duels took place on the battle platform. Feng Shaoyu fought another two matches, both instances of others challenging him, with opponents being Ninth Layer Earth Martial Masters. Feng Shaoyu emerged with one victory and one defeat.
Lin Feng did not compete, nor did anyone issue a challenge to him.
Lin Feng’s reason for not stepping forward was that the disciples who had appeared were too weak for him. The real experts hadn’t taken action yet, so naturally, he couldn’t be bothered to move.
And the reason why no one challenged Lin Feng was because people felt that Lin Feng was too weak; Lin Feng’s current displayed cultivation was only at the Peak of the Fifth Layer of Earth Martial Masters, even lower than Feng Shaoyu, so naturally no one challenged him.
Although everyone knew that Lin Feng possessed invincible strength at his level, with his own combat power he could easily fight across three cultivation levels.
But which of these disciples participating in the competition wasn’t a genius of at least the Eighth Layer Earth Martial Master or above? How could they possibly challenge Lin Feng, an Earth Martial Master at the Fifth Layer?
"Eleventh Junior Brother, with you hiding your cultivation, no one is going to challenge you!" Yun Fei, standing beside Lin Feng, shook his head and commented, not understanding why Lin Feng would do this!
Lin Feng smiled upon hearing this and said, "If no one challenges me, then I’ll just go and challenge others later. Whoever I want to challenge, how comfortable!"
Yun Fei was speechless upon hearing this, realizing that Lin Feng actually had this intention.
As Lin Feng was speaking, a beautiful figure lightly descended and gracefully landed on the battle platform.
That figure was none other than Hong Qingxuan.
Seeing Hong Qingxuan take the stage stirred Lin Feng’s interest; now that her cultivation was comparable to his, he wondered how strong she really was?
At that moment, Hong Qingxuan stood elegantly on the battle platform. Her beautiful eyes surveyed the surrounds, and in a delicate voice she said, "Xuantian Peak’s Hong Qingxuan, I look forward to learning from everyone’s guidance!"
Hong Qingxuan, being the sole disciple of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and also a beauty of devastating allure, had a significant reputation within the Heavenly Spirit Sect, with basically many of the disciples recognizing her.
Upon seeing Hong Qingxuan step up, many were eager to try, as clashing with such a beauty was also one of the great joys in life.
Swoosh!
Almost immediately as Hong Qingxuan finished speaking, a young man from Qiu Tian Peak flew up to the battle platform.
This young man wore a silver robe with handsome features and a boyishly charming face, presenting the image of a refined gentleman. His cultivation was at the Peak of the Eighth Layer as an Earth Martial Master.
"Sister Hong, let me accompany you for a few moves!" The silver-robed young man smiled warmly, confident in his own strength. Although Hong Qingxuan was also a peerless genius, her cultivation was, after all, one layer below his.
If he could get closer to Hong Qingxuan through this duel, it would be more than good.
Hong Qingxuan did not say much, only nodding gently in response.
Then, Hong Qingxuan lifted her hand and with a light wave, a myriad of green Vigorous Origin petals burst forth.
These green petals, as large as millstones, were incredibly sharp, containing a vigorous life essence, and the Attack Power they held was extremely terrifying. The strong Wood Essence Qi within, left the silver-robed young man utterly shocked.
Whoosh!
The silver-robed young man chose not to resist head-on, and with a flicker of his body, he dodged swiftly.
But what followed was a sky filled with petals, fluttering beautifully despite each individual attack being less powerful than the previous ones, but their vast number sealed off the area.
The silver-robed young man’s expression changed slightly. He hadn’t expected Hong Qingxuan to be so powerful, much stronger than him.
"Destruction!"
With nowhere to escape, the silver-robed young man shouted loudly, launching numerous giant Handprints in succession.
These huge Handprints, with the fluctuation of destruction, smashed towards the sky full of petals.
The petals struck the Handprints and almost instantly pierced through the dozens of Handprints.
Boom, boom, boom!!
The pierced Handprints broke apart explosively, forming a terrifying wave.
But the residual force of the petals was undiminished, continuing to surge towards the silver-robed young man, and in the blink of an eye, drew close to his front.
"What?"
The silver-robed young man’s face turned utterly pale, with no time to think further, the Vigorous Origin around his body surged, immediately forming a large Defensive Qi Shield.
Thud, thud, thud!
The next moment, the petals struck the Defensive Qi Shield, which only managed to hold for the duration of two blinks before bursting apart.
Then, countless petals bombarded the silver-robed young man, shattering his Protective Vigorous Origin.
Ugh!
The silver-robed young man grunted, his body instantly knocked flying, hitting the ground twenty miles away, below the platform.
The silver-robed young man cut a sorry figure, his clothes torn and face smeared with dirt. However, he wasn’t seriously injured; although the petals were powerful, their force had been mostly dissipated by his attacks and defenses!
The silver-robed young man’s face looked extremely unsightly. He had intended to have a good duel with Hong Qingxuan, using this to get closer to her, but her strength was so formidable that she easily defeated him.
Now, not only did he not get closer to her, but he also lost all face in front of her!
Afterwards, the silver-robed young man, with his dust-covered face, returned above to the top of the peak.